Lute

MeleeMusical SupportAbyssal TerrorsTiers I–IV

Enemies hit take 10% more damage for 3 seconds (max: 30%/50%/70%/100%)

Unlock: Available from the start
Starting weapon for: 19 characters

Community builds that use it

DruidPicking up fruit grants Luck, so Lutes (Luck and Harvesting) or Pruners (more fruit) are the main weapons, with Baby Elephant and Cyberball turning Luck into damage. Healing is limited to fruit, Cute Monkey and similar items.
FarmerStart with Pruners, whose Gardens feed the full-health Harvesting bonus, then add Sickles, which scale with Harvesting; buy Crown and give Sickles extra Range.
KingRush tier-2+ weapons to avoid the tier-1 penalty; cheap high-base-damage Pistols are the most cited, with Fist, Hatchet, Spear, Spiky Shield and Javelin also viable. Luck raises the chance of higher-tier weapons.
LuckyStack Luck and use weapons that convert it into damage: Lute is the favoured choice, Flute and Pan Flute add luck damage, and Slingshot or Stick work while luck items are missing. Baby Elephant, Cyberball, Crocodile and Pearl are the named luck-damage items.

Stats by tier

Tier I Common
Damage
4 (+50% Melee Damage, +10% Luck)
Cooldown
1.31s
Crit
x1.5 (3% chance)
Range
150
Tier II Uncommon
Damage
8 (+50% Melee Damage, +15% Luck)
Cooldown
1.25s
Crit
x1.5 (3% chance)
Range
175
Tier III Rare
Damage
12 (+50% Melee Damage, +20% Luck)
Cooldown
1.2s
Crit
x1.5 (3% chance)
Range
200
Tier IV Legendary
Damage
16 (+50% Melee Damage, +25% Luck)
Cooldown
1.14s
Crit
x1.5 (3% chance)
Range
225

Damage in brackets is added from your stats before %Damage multiplies the total; see the damage formula or the calculator.

DPS at tier IV

14.2 DPS with no stats, 23.1 at 20 Melee Damage and 36.5 at 50 (single target, every projectile hits, crits averaged): #57 of 58 weapons that scale with Melee Damage. Full ranking or your own stats.